Halo, Halo Bandung

Background

In the event of Bandung Sea of Fire, people burn Bandung Bandung to prevent the city controlled by the allies and NICA Dutch, who wanted to seize Indonesia after the Japanese forces surrendered unconditionally to the Allies in World War II and withdraw its troops from Indonesia. Song Halo, Halo Bandung became very famous and became a symbol of the struggle of the Indonesian people in their struggle for independence from colonial foreign nations.

Songwriter

The official name of the creator of the song Halo, Halo Bandung still doubt some communities in Indonesia. The debate about who songwriter Halo-Halo Bandung actually happened a long time. In the book I Choose Evacuation: Sacrifice for the Sovereignty of the People Bandung written Ratnayu Sitaresmi, Pestaraja HS Marpaung mention that the polemic began in 1995. Pestaraja Marpaung is one of the fighters who had joined the Special Forces (PI) Indonesia and involved directly in the event of Bandung Sea of Fire.

Senior Indonesian composers, AT Mahmud, confirmed the existence of this polemic, with the mention that the song is not known who the creator, according to excerpts from newspaper Mind March 23, 2007 edition.

"" Before I heard the song, it should be, NN ( No Name ; unknown creator Ed.) ". I myself do not know how later the song was finished creation Ismail Marzuki, "he said, when contacted, Thursday (22/3) evening."

In the book I Choose Evacuation, Pestaraja Marpaung, familiarly called Bang Maung, said that the song was not created by individuals but rather a creation with the fighters in Ciparay, South Bandung, regardless of ethnic origin. This is reflected in the use of the word "Hello!" which is a typical greeting youth from Medan, North Sumatra, which result from the influence of cowboy films of Americans who often played at that time. Coupled with the use of the word "beta", the language in Ambon, Maluku, which means "I".

Here's an excerpt from the book I Choose Evacuate Marpaung Pestaraja story about the creation of the song Halo-Halo Bandung.

"As a fighter, Bang Maung also helped infiltrate the city of Bandung, every night, after the Bandung Sea of Fire." During the day there is no work. So in this Ciparay, children Bandung from the Special Forces lie. 'Eh, it's a song yesterday where? Hello! Hello Bandung! de-de-de- (rhythmic decreases). "After a long, Ambonese also. Indonesia's Maluku youth, whom Leo Lopulisa, Oom Teno, Pelupessy. After Hello-Hello Bandung, came the Ambonnya. It's been a long beta! not meet with you! 'Therefore, there is a' beta 'in situ. How it can go if he does not exist there. The Pelupessy the one that, the OOM Tenolah it, I do not know. But, while singing to make poetry. That fighters who created it. No it creates. We both just messing around like this. So, if you say who the creator (Hello-Hello) Bandung? The fighters South Bandung, "he said."